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Those who can't do, teach.
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(ok...I made up that last one ;-)
I'm *shocked*! Oil execs met with Cheney's task force.
- (Another Scott)
- (93)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 12:55:16 AM EST
I suppose it would make more sense to invite them to
- (boxley)
- (2)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 12:57:52 PM EST
I have no problem with them meeting Cheney's task force.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 01:29:32 PM EST
I object to them *being* Cheney's task force
-NT
- (tuberculosis)
- Aug. 21, 2007, 06:05:24 AM EDT
Um, I don't get the problem
- (bepatient)
- (81)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:11:23 PM EST
Why am I not surprised?
-NT
- (jb4)
- (1)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:33:19 PM EST
I see so the ILA should run IT shops
- (boxley)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:37:57 PM EST
I think you do.
- (Another Scott)
- (49)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:37:22 PM EST
Lets see, energy policy should receive input from env groups
- (boxley)
- (48)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:41:00 PM EST
I guess only the police should have input on the law then?
- (Another Scott)
- (46)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:50:48 PM EST
I agree the meetings should have been open to the public
- (boxley)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:54:28 PM EST
There are several problems
- (bepatient)
- (43)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:58:40 PM EST
Well, they're right about one thing
- (jake123)
- (42)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 12:05:10 AM EST
They *are* investing
- (scoenye)
- (40)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 04:16:22 PM EST
Read "The Innovator's Dilemma"
- (ben_tilly)
- (39)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 05:20:04 PM EST
dunno BP owns a lot of patents and is doing own R&D
-NT
- (boxley)
- (1)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 09:18:26 PM EST
That doesn't help. Read the book for why.
- (ben_tilly)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 01:27:21 AM EST
So you don't think
- (bepatient)
- (36)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:15:09 AM EST
No, I think Big Oil != Nynex
- (jb4)
- (2)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 11:47:00 AM EST
So you don't equate
- (bepatient)
- (1)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 01:01:56 PM EST
one is an evul environmental horror with ties to Whitehouse
- (boxley)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 01:08:09 PM EST
They may well invent and promote it...
- (ben_tilly)
- (32)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 08:55:48 PM EST
Then there's the classic: Gillette and Bic
- (jake123)
- (24)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:11:09 PM EST
Not quite a classic illustration of this particular point
- (ben_tilly)
- (23)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:25:12 PM EST
I don't think that'll happen.
- (Another Scott)
- (22)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:43:03 PM EST
Of course he failed - that is according to theory
- (ben_tilly)
- (12)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 10:18:13 PM EST
predictions
- (cforde)
- (5)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 12:54:06 AM EST
Not so much the ability to grok, as the will to risk
-NT
- (drewk)
- (1)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 12:59:15 AM EST
Not so simple. Read the book.
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 01:48:07 AM EST
Definitely
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 01:44:49 AM EST
case study
- (cforde)
- (1)
- Nov. 21, 2005, 03:19:54 AM EST
Very true
- (SpiceWare)
- Nov. 21, 2005, 09:43:11 AM EST
Electrics, batteries - and the 5% problem
- (Ashton)
- (5)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 05:32:15 AM EST
Great post. Thanks.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 08:16:57 AM EST
ObLRPD: Solar powered jet packs. I think that's the ticket.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 08:18:42 AM EST
My copy of the book is in storage or I'd give numbers
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 12:52:24 PM EST
This paper from MIT in 2000 is interesting.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 02:24:12 PM EST
What I mean by "good enough"...
- (ben_tilly)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 03:02:53 PM EST
Not that I care...but looking at history...
- (Simon_Jester)
- (8)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 11:03:33 AM EST
Good point. But they're selling a service, not a Thing.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (7)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 11:10:31 AM EST
Kodak sold things. They're hurting pretty badly.
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- (6)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 12:28:36 PM EST
But thats a different beast
- (bepatient)
- (5)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 02:02:30 PM EST
Again, read the book.
- (ben_tilly)
- (4)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 03:13:51 PM EST
I will actually. Looks interesting
- (bepatient)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 03:20:21 PM EST
Organization learning....
- (Simon_Jester)
- (2)
- Nov. 20, 2005, 11:52:14 AM EST
And that is reinforced...
- (ben_tilly)
- Nov. 20, 2005, 12:22:31 PM EST
It's not so black and white.
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 20, 2005, 12:43:34 PM EST
They spun the business and remerged it several times
- (bepatient)
- (6)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 10:24:58 AM EST
OK, they invented. Will they build the next business model?
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- (5)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 12:27:27 PM EST
We'll see
- (bepatient)
- (4)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 02:00:21 PM EST
That we will. (I'm betting on Skype and relatives.)
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- (3)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 03:15:18 PM EST
Too limited
- (bepatient)
- (2)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 03:22:41 PM EST
Seemlessly? Is that anything like unseemly?
-NT
- (drewk)
- (1)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 04:37:07 PM EST
grrrr
-NT
- (bepatient)
- Nov. 19, 2005, 05:17:55 PM EST
1/2 of BP R&D is recylcling and new energy sources
-NT
- (boxley)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 04:30:12 PM EST
More like saying the Mafia should write the law.
-NT
- (JayMehaffey)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 04:45:48 PM EST
That's a fair question....
- (Simon_Jester)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 03:52:26 PM EST
The problem is evasion of "sunshine laws".
- (a6l6e6x)
- (28)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 05:37:37 PM EST
So every meeting of every public servant
- (bepatient)
- (27)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 06:00:11 PM EST
Welcome to Government Service...
- (Simon_Jester)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 06:42:03 PM EST
yep, absolutely
- (boxley)
- (23)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 07:58:48 PM EST
Disagree
- (bepatient)
- (22)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 10:47:58 PM EST
Nor would I -
- (Ashton)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 05:23:42 AM EST
I just got back from a "step in front"
- (boxley)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 09:27:15 AM EST
Qualification on your disagreement
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 10:47:11 AM EST
Any loophole will be used enthusiastically.
-NT
- (admin)
- (1)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 10:56:54 AM EST
ICLRPD (new thread)
- (imric)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 11:36:42 AM EST
If you can say that with a straight face...
- (inthane-chan)
- (7)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 12:39:09 PM EST
I would regardless
- (bepatient)
- (6)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 01:49:22 PM EST
Extremes again
- (hnick)
- (3)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 04:20:42 PM EST
Not that extreme
- (bepatient)
- (2)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 05:24:27 PM EST
That would be nice
- (hnick)
- (1)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 05:33:15 PM EST
I see we are forgetting a simple credo
- (bepatient)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 07:55:28 PM EST
Speaking of "Government Relations".
- (a6l6e6x)
- (1)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 08:26:36 AM EST
proves they are cheap bastards, thats all
- (boxley)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:31:52 AM EST
Litmus test
- (imqwerky)
- (8)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 11:38:39 PM EST
Let's see...
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 11:53:42 PM EST
No
- (bepatient)
- (6)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:12:55 AM EST
Aha!
- (imqwerky)
- (4)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:21:34 AM EST
Don't think you understand
- (bepatient)
- (3)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 10:41:17 AM EST
This has gone from funny to sad...
- (hnick)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 11:02:32 AM EST
You're doing it again.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 11:16:51 AM EST
No, I'm not
- (bepatient)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 01:11:12 PM EST
a previous employer did think it was ok to do same
-NT
- (boxley)
- Nov. 18, 2005, 09:33:30 AM EST
No. Only when $ignificant decision$ are to be made.
- (a6l6e6x)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 08:54:32 PM EST
We have that - its called cspan
- (tuberculosis)
- Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:05 AM EDT
Energy Policy => Invade Iraq => .... => Profit...
-NT
- (ChrisR)
- (7)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 05:40:01 PM EST
Re: Energy Policy => Invade Iraq => .... => Profit...
- (bepatient)
- (6)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 05:57:05 PM EST
We didn't go there for cheap oil
-NT
- (ChrisR)
- (5)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 06:31:07 PM EST
Then there is no Profit
-NT
- (bepatient)
- (4)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 10:48:49 PM EST
Tell that to the oil companys
-NT
- (Silverlock)
- (1)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 10:54:40 PM EST
a profit of
- (SpiceWare)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 10:09:44 AM EST
... without Underwear!
-NT
- (admin)
- (1)
- Nov. 16, 2005, 11:15:36 PM EST
And then you can order more beer!
-NT
- (Ashton)
- Nov. 17, 2005, 05:24:20 AM EST